Intergenerational Green Job Summit

Doors open at 3:45 pm for check in

Opening Remarks and a Panel Discussion 4-5 pm

Networking, job fair & workshop sessions 5-7 pm

Closing remarks 7:30 pm

This summit will include:

Job opportunities, training opportunities, community visioning, interactive workshops, vr headsets and networking  

Purpose: To assist the youth, people who have been systemically marginalized from the workforce and people transitioning from the fossil fuel industry enter and secure prevailing wage and or union green jobs in order to protect disadvantaged communities from climate change and meet the mandates of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.

Objective: To hold an interactive green jobs summit connecting job seekers, students and others with green job training opportunities and green job opportunities. We will also highlight the projects happening on Long Island driving the demand for workers in the green jobs industry as well as seek to help participants vision new green projects for their own communities.

Audience: Youth, people marginalized from the workforce, people transitioning from the fossil fuel industry, job seekers, employers, climate justice advocates, community visionaries

Summary: The Intergenerational Green Jobs Summit will seek to make the green industry accessible to people living in disadvantaged communities. This summit will focus on bringing trainers, union leaders, workforce development and community visionaries together with workers to map out clear pathways to a just transition on Long Island.   We will partner with community-based organizations, regional organizations, labor boards, municipalities, universities and the Department of Labor, Office of Just Energy Transition and other state agencies to deliver this summit.